Yanagi Sushi — Restaurant in Los Angeles

Our first time at Yamato Sushi even though we’ve lived in this area for 26 years. It’s tucked away in a low profile strip mall and the interiors are dated, but it felt clean. I ordered onion rings thinking they were tempura battered but they were more traditional, served with a side of ranch. I was disappointed when I saw the plate but they were actually delicious - thin cut and extra crispy. They didn’t feel heavy either. My husband tried the baked mussels and they were delicious. The sauce was rich with mayo and eel sauce and for $10 it was a a good value. However, it’s the sushi that was the star here. Hubby ordered tuna sushi and it was a beautiful color with veining I’d never seen before. His first bite showed on his face. Perfection! I ordered the Albacore Lover roll was amazing! Cold, spicy, with crispy onions and so very fresh tasting, and the presentation was beautiful. My young daughter has celiac disease and they were great about helping us choose and prepare items she could have without fear of getting glutened. The staff was very attentive (we had 4 people waiting on us!) and very friendly. It’s a smaller place, was completely when we arrived, but we didn’t wait long. We will...

I entered the restaurant simply because there was a review that says someone drove 2.5 hours to eat their food. It turned out the food does not even meet my minimum standard which is pretty low- I'm the guy who would be satisfied with ayce sushies. I've ordered Chirashi and Ika(Squid) nigrizushi. Basically they don't understand what Chirashi is. Fishes in the chriashi was okay but rice was undercooked and dry. Also they seasoned the rice with Furikake which you don't normally expect from a sushi restaurant. The ika sushi was very chewey and I'm sure they knew it because as you can see in the picture, the sushi man made a lot of cuttings on the flesh to make it softer. and of course the squid had fishy taste. Finally the sushi man and the lady who seemed to be the owner had an argument in front of me in Korean language while I was eating. the argument was about the sushi man putting too much of fish in my $15 chirashi bowl which the owner actually charged me $18 at the casher because she didn't think I understood their language. It just a bad sushi place. there are a plenty of better choices on sushi restaurants in the hood. This is not the...

First time here, initially upon arrival there was nobody waiting outside, so we walked right in since there were tables open inside and outside. While standing inside waiting for someone to acknowledge and seat us, we hear from the back wait outside, like okay that was a bit rude. So we waited outside for less than 10 minutes, people left and more tables opened up, and we finally got seated. Right away they took our drink order and were brought out quick. We placed our food order and also came out fairly quick. The waitresses both turned out to be really sweet people. The food was great, the fish was fresh and had great flavor. Kids enjoyed their kids teriyaki plate and california roll. Prices seem to be in par with other sushi restaurants around the valley. Overall good spot, will be...